Man facing charges in 5 sex assaults

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

A 42-year-old South Side man was charged Wednesday in connection with five West Side sexual assaults after his DNA matched evidence, said police spokeswoman JoAnn Taylor.

William Mims, of the 6100 block of South Woodlawn Avenue, was charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault in the 2002 attacks, said John Gorman, a spokesman for the Cook County state's attorney's office.

Police believe Mims is connected with several assaults on the South and West Sides, Taylor said.

In those assaults, women waiting at bus stops were forced into a sport utility vehicle, driven to another location and sexually assaulted, Taylor said.